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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-IZN |
| MSN: | 3132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | S of Thembalethu, George, Western Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vereeniging Airport (FAVV) |
| George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander experienced a double engine failure (due to fuel starvation?) when approaching George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) and made an emergency landing in a farm field south of Thembalethu, George, Western Cape.
Both occupants suffered minor injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.georgeherald.com/News/Article/Local-News/light-aircraft-does-emergency-landing-in-thembalethu-202508231206?\
https://www.georgeherald.com/News/Article/Local-News/cause-of-crash-landing-was-apparently-double-engine-failure-202508230304
https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/twee-beseer-na-ligte-vliegtuig-naby-george-neerstort/
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4584/26848198989_07dcd55f99_c.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
The two crew members sustained minor injuries and are receiving treatment in hospital.https://t.co/yhM7XvA8d5#ArriveAlive #PlaneCrash @GeorgeHerald https://t.co/N2Lz9kZM1i pic.twitter.com/Ut8rAm5hvs
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) August 23, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2025 11:37 | RobertMB | Added |
| 23-Aug-2025 11:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 12:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 12:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 18:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 19:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 20:09 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Aug-2025 10:29 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Aug-2025 11:13 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 25-Aug-2025 06:36 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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